Sir Francis Wyatt, (1588 – 1644), English colonial governor of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state He became governor in 1621, shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. In 1622 he rallied the defense of Jamestown which was attacked by Native Americans, during which the lives of some 400 settlers had been lost. Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14 1607 The Indian massacre of 1622 (also known as the Jamestown Massacre) occurred in the Virginia Colony on Good Friday, March 22, 1622.
Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until 1626, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Sir George Yeardley (1587 - 1627 was a Plantation owner and three time colonial Governor of the British Colony of Virginia. He was appointed governor again from 1639 until 1642, and was then succeeded by Sir William Berkeley. Sir William Berkeley (pronounced "bark-lee" ( Hanworth Manor, Middlesex 1605–Berkeley House Mayfair, London July 9,
Sir Francis's wife was named Margaret; she was the niece of George Sandys, the Treasurer of Jamestown until Sir Francis. George Sandys ( March 2, 1578 &ndash March 1644 English traveller colonist and Poet, the seventh and youngest son of Edwin Sandys His Grandfather Thomas Wyatt (poet) was the brother-in-law of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 &ndash October 11, 1542) was a 16th century English lyrical Poet. Sir Henry Lee KG (1533 &ndash 12 February, 1611) of Ditchley was Master of the Ordnance under Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Although Sir Francis left no direct descendants in what would later become the United States of America, his brother, the Reverend Haute Wyatt, is considered the common ancestor to those who claim kinship to the pre-1700 Wyatt family in the Americas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Sir Francis Wyatt organized the General Assembly which had been called in 1619. The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a written constitution, the first of its kind in the new world.
| Preceded by George Yeardley |
Colonial Governor of Virginia 1621-1626 |
Succeeded by George Yeardley |
| Preceded by John Harvey |
Colonial Governor of Virginia 1639-1642 |
Succeeded by William Berkeley |
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